Page:VCH Berkshire 1.djvu/461

 THE HOLDERS OF LANDS IN BLITBERIE [BLEWBURY] HUNDRET Roger 1 son of Seifrid holds FOLLESCOTE [Fulscot alias Fowescot 2 ] of the king. Lodric a freeman held it T.R.E. Then (there were) 3 hides ; (but) it was assessed for i hide, and the same now. 3 There is land for 2 ploughs. On the demesne is I ; and (there are) 4 villeins and 5 cottars with i plough and 30 acres of meadow. It was formerly worth 40 shillings ; now 4 pounds. IN REDINGES [READING] HUNDRET Bristeward held it of King Edward. It was then assessed at 4^ hides ; now (it is assessed) at 4. There is land for 4 ploughs. On the demesne are 2 ; and there are 9 villeins and 3 bordars with 3 ploughs and 16 acres of meadow. It was worth too shillings (T.R.E.) ; afterwards 4 pounds; now 100 shillings. L. THE LAND OF ERNULF DE HESDING IN TACEHAM [THATCHAM] HUNDRET Hernulf de Hesding holds ULVRITONE [Newbury 6 ] 7 of the king. Ulward 8 held it of King Edward in alod. It was then assessed at 10 hides; it is now assessed at 2^ hides. There is land for 12 ploughs. On the de- mesne is I plough ; and (there are) 1 1 villeins > So the MS. 3 ' Tune pro iii hidis se defend[ebat] pro I hida modo similiter.' 4 This entry was omitted, and is placed at the foot of the page in the MS. 5 Now in the Hundred of Theale. Now in the Hundred of Faircross. 7 See the Introduction for the origin and de- scent of Newbury, which name appears to have replaced ' Ulvritone ' in the Norman period. The Domesday name is believed to have disappeared, but it may just possibly be preserved in Woolton Hill to the south-west, about a mile across the Hampshire border. For as, in western Berkshire, the ' Olvricestone ' of Domesday has become Woolstone, ' Ulvritone ' may have similarly be- come Woolton. The Domesday manor must have extended down to the Hampshire border, for Sandleford Priory was founded (between 1194 and 1205) by Ernulf's successors, Geoffrey Count of Perche and his wife, and endowed from Newbury (J.H.R.). 8 This was Wulfward the White, a wealthy thegn, whom Ernulf had succeeded in Middlesex, Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, and Gloucestershire manors. In Bedfordshire he is disguised as Wulfward ' lewet ' G.H.R.). and 1 1 bordars with 7 ploughs. There are 2 mills worth (de) 50 shillings, and 27 acres of meadow, and woodland to render (de) 25 swine, and 51 closes (haga) worth (de) 2O shillings and 7 pence. T.R.E. it was worth 9 pounds ; afterwards 8 pounds ; now 24 pounds. LI. THE LAND OF HUGH SON OF BALDRIC IN TACEHAM [THATCHAM] HUNDRET Hugh son of Baldric holds ESSAGES [Shaw "] of the king. Alvric held it of King Edward in alod. It was then (assessed) at 5 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 2^ hides. There is land for 5 ploughs. On the demesne is half a plough ; and (there are) 4 villeins and 12 bordars with 4 ploughs. There are 3 serfs and a mill worth (de) 2O shillings, and 5 acres of mea- dow, and woodland to render (de) 50 swine. It is and was worth 6 pounds. LII. THE LAND OF HUGH DE FORTH IN EGLEI [EAGLE] HUNDRET Hugh de Port holds SIFORD [West Shef- ford 10 ] " of the king. Ulveva held it in alod of King Edward. It was then (assessed) at 20 hides ; now (it is assessed) at 7 hides and 2 acres. fo. 63. There is land for 10 ploughs. On the de- mesne are 3 ploughs ; and (there are) 1 5 villeins and 8 bordars with 6 ploughs. There are 6 serfs and 6 acres of meadow and woodland to render (de) 30 swine. There is a mill worth (de) 10 shillings. It was (formerly) worth 6 pounds ; now 1 2 pounds. LIE. THE LAND OF HUMFREY THE CHAMBERLAIN IN TACEHAM [THATCHAM] HUNDRET Humfrey the chamberlain holds BAGE- NORE [Bagnor 12 ] of the king. Ulveva held it in alod of King Edward. It was then as- 9 Now in the Hundred of Faircross. Hugh son of Baldric (sheriff of Yorkshire) gave the tithe of this manor to the abbey of Preaux. Cat. of Docs. France, p. 108 (J.H.R.). 10 Now in the Hundred of Kintbury Eagle. 11 In Testa de Nevill, p. 124, we find the manor of ' West Sipford ' belonging to the barony of Basing and the family of S. John. Basing was one of Hugh de Port's holdings, and the family of St. John was descended from the family of de Port (F.W.R.). 13 In Speen, now in the Hundred of Faircross. 363
 * The same Roger holds PORLEI [Purley "].
 * Now in the Hundred of Moreton.